Neck pillow

ABSTRACT

A neck pillow used by a person during periods of travel, particularly during air flights. The neck pillow contains an insert with a plurality of openings to allow air flow between a first side and a second side of the neck pillow. A pocket is included for storing personal items such as a cellular phone.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims priority to provisional patentapplication 62/188,049 which was filed on Jul. 2, 2015 and is herebyexpressly incorporated by reference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In airplanes and in other modes of transportation, a traveler may desireto sleep while in a seated position. Such a position is not conducive toobtain a posture that allows one to comfortably sleep. Specifically, atraveler's head may lack needed support and the head may fall to oneside. Such an act can awaken the traveler and leave the travelersusceptible to injury. Additionally, the traveler may seek to lean hisor her head on a surface that is not conducive to a posture that ishealthy for the neck and spine. Furthermore, the limited space forstowing personal items while traveling creates a need for storagecompartments in a traveler's items.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a devicethat provides support to the neck and head of a person;

It is further an object of the invention to provide a device that hasstorage;

It is further an object of the invention to provide a device that allowsair to flow through the device to a user of the device.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A neck pillow for use by a person, particularly during periods oftravel. The neck pillow wraps around the neck such that a first end ofthe neck pillow is connected to a second end via connection members. Theneck pillow has several features including openings for air passage, anangled portion for comfort and a pocket for storage. The preferredembodiment has mounting members for selectively attaching the connectionmembers to the main body of the neck pillow.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a neck pillow with an outer covering;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the neck pillow with the outer covering;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the neck pillow with the outer covering;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the neck pillow with the outer covering in anunfastened position;

FIG. 5 is a side view of the inner portion with the outer coveringremoved;

FIG. 6 is a side view of the neck pillow with the outer covering showingthe fasteners unattached to mounting members.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Now referring to the drawings, a neck pillow 20 is shown. As best seenin FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, the neck pillow 20 comprises a covering 22 and aninsert 50. The covering 22 covers the insert 50 while the neck pillow isbeing utilized by a user of the neck pillow.

Preferably the insert 50 is made up of foam or some other cushioningmaterial. The insert 50 contains a plurality of openings 51 that allowfor air flow to flow from a first side 25 of the neck pillow 20 to asecond side 27 of the neck pillow, which make the user feel morecomfortable and relaxed as the openings 51 are designed to cool down theuser's neck and reduce heat. Preferably each opening 51 is approximatelytwo centimeters in circumference. The neck pillow 20 has a first end 36and a second end 38. Preferably the first end 36 and the second end 38of the neck pillow 20 are shaped and angled to better accommodate necksof various sizes.

As shown in FIG. 5, the insert 50 contains a first section 54 that isnarrower than a second section 55 and a third section 57 which are bothadjacent to the first section 54. The first section 54 allows a user ofthe neck pillow 20 to more easily rest his head on the first section 54of the neck pillow 20.

The covering 22 is placed over the insert 50. The covering 22 can bemade of various materials, particularly fabrics that are not abrasive tohuman skin. Again the first section 54 of the insert 50 is accessible asa resting member 24 when the cover 22 is placed over the insert 50. Apocket 40 can be added to the covering 22 and allows the user to storecertain personal items such as a cellular phone in the pocket 40.

As shown in FIGS. 1-4, a fastening mechanism 30 has a first portion 31and a second portion 33. The first portion 31 is mounted on the firstend 36 and the second portion 33 is mounted on the second section 38 ofthe neck pillow 20. The fastening mechanism 30 can be a clip and is usedto adjust the neck pillow 20 to accommodate various size necks. A strap32 can be used in conjunction with the fastening mechanism 30 to adjustthe neck pillow 20. As shown in FIG. 6, the first portion 31 and secondportion 33 can be selectively mounted on a first mounting member 60 anda second mounting member 62 respectively. The use of Velcro is thepreferred method of attachment. The selective mounting of the firstportion 31 and the second portion 33 allow the neck pillow 20 to bestored more easily while not in use.

Having thus described the invention in connection with the severalembodiments thereof, it will be evident to those skilled in the art thatvarious revisions can be made to the several embodiments describedherein with out departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Itis my intention, however, that all such revisions and modifications thatare evident to those skilled in the art will be included with in thescope of the following claims. Any elements of any embodiments disclosedherein can be used in combination with any elements of other embodimentsdisclosed herein in any manner to create different embodiments.

What is claimed is:
 1. A neck pillow for a user, comprising: an insert;a covering over the insert; a first end; a second end; a fasteningmechanism wherein the fastening mechanism can be adjusted to accommodatedifferent size necks of the user; the insert comprising a plurality ofopenings wherein air can flow from a first side of the neck pillow to asecond side of the neck pillow.
 2. The neck pillow of claim 1, furthercomprising: a pocket.
 3. The neck pillow of claim 2, further comprising:a first mounting member.
 4. The neck pillow of claim 3, wherein: thefirst mounting member is selectively attachable to a first portion ofthe fastening mechanism.
 5. The neck pillow of claim 4, furthercomprising: a second mounting member.
 6. The neck pillow of claim 5,wherein: the second mounting member is selectively attachable to asecond portion of the fastening mechanism.
 7. The neck pillow of claim6, wherein: the insert comprises a first section that is narrower thanadjacent second section and third section.
 8. The neck pillow of claim7, wherein: each of the openings is approximately two centimeters incircumference.
 9. A neck pillow for traveling, comprising: an insert; acovering over the insert; a first end; a second end; the insertcomprising a plurality of openings wherein air can flow from a firstside of the neck pillow to a second side of the neck pillow.
 10. Theneck pillow of claim 9, further comprising: a pocket.
 11. The neckpillow of claim 10, further comprising: a first mounting member.
 12. Theneck pillow of claim 11, wherein: the first mounting member isselectively attachable to a first portion of the fastening mechanism.13. The neck pillow of claim 12, further comprising: a second mountingmember.
 14. The neck pillow of claim 13, wherein: the second mountingmember is selectively attachable to a second portion of the fasteningmechanism.
 15. A neck pillow for traveling, comprising: an insert; acovering over the insert; a pocket on the covering; a first end; asecond end; a fastening mechanism wherein the fastening mechanism can beadjusted to accommodate different size necks of the user; the insertcomprising a plurality of openings wherein air can flow from a firstside of the neck pillow to a second side of the neck pillow; thefastening mechanism connects the first end to the second end; a firstsection of the fastening mechanism on the first end of the neck pillow;a second section of the fastening mechanism on the second end of theneck pillow; the first section selectively attachable to a firstmounting member; the second section selectively attachable to a secondmounting member.